Vomit rose again in Constance’s throat. She had been nauseous for days with the
anxiety of what today would bring. What attempt had it been really? Aelric could never
have succeeded. Robert had been in no danger and he knew it.

‘Not my boy,’ Brunwulf begged.

‘Your boy was safe while you obeyed me,’ Robert mused. ‘Why should he live
now?’

‘He took no part in the uprising. I saw to it he knew nothing of what we planned.’

Murmurs of agreement fluttered across the square. Brunwulf dropped to his knees
in supplication.

‘If you spare him, I will swear loyalty to your King here and now. You can tell
William you secured my allegiance before my death.’

Abducted
by Saxon outlaws, Constance Arnaud comes face to face with Aelric, a Saxon boy
she once loved. He’s now her enemy, but Constance must reach out to this rebel
and persuade him to save her life as she once saved his…

Aelric
is determined to seek vengeance on the Normans who destroyed his family.
Believing Constance deserted him, he can never trust her again. Yet, as they
are thrown together and their longing for each other reignites, will Aelric
discover that love is stronger than revenge?